LOGINAfter thanking the officers, Louis checked the time—it was already half past nine.“Let’s head home. The temperature’s dropping; I don’t want anyone catching a cold.”Marcus stood still, muttering under his breath, “But Loraine’s favorite singer hasn’t even gone on yet…”Louis turned sharply toward
“He said he was thirsty, so I went to buy him a drink. I clearly told him not to move and when I got back, he was gone!”Loraine’s face went pale with worry. “Let’s look for him right now! I saw security guards and some police officers earlier. We can ask them for help!”The three of them forgot all
Mason, the quieter and more composed one, simply listened to the music, occasionally nodding along to the rhythm.The youngest, Manuel, was too short to see the stage at all, swallowed up by the crowd and left with nothing but the thundering music pounding in his ears.Before long, he got restless.
“Marcus, every time you sneak out, you use the same excuse,” Manuel said, crossing his arms. “Can’t you at least come up with something new?”Marcus froze. Loraine quickly jumped in with a smile. “Manuel, we really do have something serious to take care of this time. It’s boring stuff. You’d have w
“Raine, look, your fingers need to lift here, then drop cleanly. Watch my hand when I play.”In the Walker family’s grand music room, young Mason was patiently teaching Loraine how to play the piano.Sunlight streamed through the tall windows, half spilling over the glossy surface of the hundred-tho
Grace tried to lift her head, but she was too weak to manage even that small movement.A nurse quickly stepped forward and raised the head of the bed so that Grace only needed to lower her gaze to see the tiny baby in Laura’s arms.“A daughter… girls are so sweet,” Grace murmured, the words faint bu
So that was why he was rushing her to have a child—to leave her with something to hold on to?Adora suddenly realized. No wonder he had changed his mind a few days ago and suddenly wanted a baby. At the time, he had used his mother as an excuse, saying it was to fulfill her wish.Louis explained,
"Tomorrow night, you and Louis must come. I was ordered to invite both of you. If I fail, they’ll blame me," Claire warmly urged over the phone, insisting on treating them to dinner.Adora was on her way home from school and laughed when she heard that. "They couldn’t come themselves, so they sent
The two men bickered in rough banter, the kind only close friends could get away with.Meanwhile, Adora was pulled to the window by Laura, the two women speaking in hushed tones.“Adora, I’m so sorry… I’ve been so busy lately that I didn’t even know something this serious had happened. Nathan told m
“He’ll know. He’ll feel his father’s presence.”Louis spoke with quiet confidence, guiding her hand as he sat on the edge of the bed.“From tonight on, you don’t need to stay here overnight. A hospital is still a hospital. No matter how fancy the VIP ward, it’s never as comfortable as home. “You’re







